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(NoModelJ G. H. PHILLIPS. RANGE.

Patentd June 4, 1889.

WITNESSES:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE H. PHILLIPS, OF GENEVA, NEWV YORK.

RANGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 404,502, dated June 4, 1889.

Application filed March 20, 1889. Serial No. 304,035. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE H. PHILLIPS, of Geneva,in the county of Ontario,in the State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Ranges, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to an improvement in ranges, and has for its object the production of a simple and effective construction of the smoke and gas escape collar of the range and the shelf adapted to be placed thereon, whereby the shelf may be either readily secured in its normal position upon the collar and to the top range-plate or may be readily removed therefrom when it is desired to use an ordinary pipe instead of said shelf; and to this end it consists, essentially, in a catch or looking dog secured to the shelf and passed through an opening in the collar, with its lower extremity engaging the under side of the top plate of the range, bolts on either side of the collar passed through the top range-plate near its rear end, and engagingribs provided upon the shelf, securely retaining the same against the range-plate.

It furthermore consists in the detail construction and arrangement of the parts, all as hereinafter more fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In describing my invention reference is had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which like letters indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is an elevation of the detached top range-plate with the shelf mounted thereupon in its normal position. Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken on line 00 00, Fig. 1, with the upper part of the shelf broken away, clearly illustrating the construction and operation of the locking dog provided upon the shelf. Fig. 3 is a like sectional View, the shelf being shown with its dog passed through the opening in the collar preparatory to swinging the shelf over in its normal position. Fig. at is a top plan View of the collar provided upon the top range-plate and a detached portion of said plate. Fig. 5 is a detached vertical section of the lower part of the shelf, with a modified construction of locking-dog shown secured thereto. Fig. 6 is a section taken on line y y, Fig. 1, showing the bolt for bolting the shelf to the top rangeplate; and Fig. 7 is a backelevation of the parts illustrated in section in Fig. 6.

A represents the top rangeplate, of the usual or any desirable construction, provided with the collar B, which is preferably formed integral therewith.

Asshown in Figs. 2, 3, and 4, the collar B is formed or provided on its front side with a recess or depression B. This recess or depression preferably reaches from the top edge of the collar to a point slightly below the top face of the range-plate and is open at its base 12 The shelf 0 is of the usual construction, with the exception of the means for retaining the same upon the range. interior of the smoke and gas passage 0 of the shelf 0 is the hook or locking-dog G which, as shown in Fig. 3, is adapted to register with the recess or depression B and be inserted into the opening 11 between the side I) of the recess or depression B and the adjacent edge of the range-plate. This hook extends below the bottom edge of the smokepassage 0' and has its lower extremity c bent outward sufficiently to engage the underneath surface of the top range-plate when the shelf is rocked backward from the position shown in Fig. 3 to the position shown in Fig. 2, thus securely retaining the shelf in the latter position by'means of the contact of the said plate.

On either side of the smoke-passage C, I form the cups or bosses D, extending outwardly from the front face of the shelf. These cups or bosses are hollow and are open Provided on the at the back, as shown in Figs. 6 and 7, and provided at the base thereof with a shoulder d, formed in the central part thereof with a slot d. When the shelf has been tipped backward to its normal position, a bolt E is passed through the slot (1 and through an opening a in thetop of the range-plate beneath said slot, and the head of the bolt E is contacted with the top face of said shoulder by means of a nut screwing against the underneath side of the top range-plate, thus retaining the shelf in its normal position. These bolts E are preferably at the extreme rear of the range and considerably on one TOOv side of the smoke-passage, and therefore there is but little liability of the nut becoming fast to the bolt by reason of the heat of the smoke and gas. Consequently the bolts can be readily removed, and by reason of the construction of the hook for retaining the front of the shelf it will be seen that by tipping the shelf over in the position illustrated in Fig. 3 the same maybe readily disengaged from the top range-plate, and, if desired, an ordinary'pipe may be used instead of the shelf.

It has usually been customary to secure the front of the shelf to the collar 13 by means of bolts passed through said parts; but with this construction it is extremely difficult to disengage the front side of the shelf from the collar, as the nuts are firmlysecured to the bolts by reason of the great heat to which they are subjected, and it is with great ditficulty that the bolt can be held from turning, as it must be held from the inside of the smoke-passage.

By means of the hook (l the shelf may be readily engaged with the range and securely retained in its normal position, and when desirable the hook forms a simple means whereby the shelf may be readily disengaged from the range, thus presenting features of simplicity, economy, and great advantage.

\Vhen it is desirable to remove the'rangeshelf and in lieu thereof use an ordinary pipe, it will be observed. that as the side I) of the recess or depression 13 of the collar is on the interior thereof the flames will not be seen, even though the stove-pipe should not fit closely upon the top of the range-plate. Moreover, by reference to the drawings it will be observed that the lower edge of this side I) of the recess or depression B extends to a point slightly below the top face of the top of the range-plate, still further obviating the necessity of closely fitting the stove-pipe upon the top of the range.

At Fig. 5 I have shown a modified construction of the hook G which is here shown as formed separately from the range-shelf and secured on the interior of the smoke-passage U by means of bolts or rivets, rigidly retaining the same thereto.

It will be clearly understood that there may be other changes in the construction and shape of the retaining-hook without departing from the spirit of my invention; hence I do not limit myself to its precise form and construction.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1.. The combination, with the range-plate, 0f the herein-described range-shelf provided with the hook 0 substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. The combination, with the range-plate, of the herein-described range-shelf having the hook C cast integral therewith, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. The combination, with the range-shelf having a hook C of the herein-describedcollar 13, provided with the recess or depression B, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

4. The combination of the top range-plate A and the collar B, provided upon said rangeplate, with the shelf C, having the hook 0 for engaging the range-plate, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

5. The combination of the top range-plate A, the collarB, provided upon said range-plate, the recess or depression 15', provided in said collar, and an opening in the collar beneath said recess with the shelf 0, and the hook 0 provided upon the shelf for passing through the opening beneath'the recess or depression B and engaging the said ran ge-plate, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

6. The combination of the top range-plate A with the shelf 0, having the hook 0 seouring one side of the shelf to the said rangeplate, and the shoulders (1, provided on the opposite side of said shell and secured to the said range-plate by bolts E, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

111 testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name, in the presence of two attesting witnesses, at Geneva,in the county of Ontario, in the State of New York, this 16th day of March, 1889.

GEORGE ll. PHILLIPS.

\Vitnesses:

EDWARD II. PALMER, G. W. NIcnoLAs. 11 

